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Nov 2025
A pangenome framework uncovers the role of deletions in repeated evolution of cave-derived traits
The results reveal that recurrent deletion events have repeatedly contributed to the evolution of cave-adapted phenotypes and highlight deletions as underexplored contributors of adaptive evolution in a system characterized by trait loss.
Emma Y. Roback, Maggs X, Edward S. Ricemeyer et al.
· bioRxiv · 1 citation